Films Facts: Brett Favre’s Championship

EDITOR’S NOTE: This week, in preparation for the premiere of the newest Packers’ America’s Game film, we’re revisiting the other Green Bay chapters of the series: 1966, 1967, and today, 1996 – with the help of the producers of those films.

Featured Film: “America’s Game – The Story of the 1996 Green Bay Packers” as told by

Quarterback Brett Favre

Head Coach Mike Holmgren

Kick Returner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard

Narrated by former Omega frat boy Chip Diller – he of “Thank you sir! May I have another” fame – a.k.a, Kevin Bacon

Produced in 2006 by NFL Films’ Digger O’Brien. Two of his favorite moments in the film reveal the kind of humor and humanity that makeup a championship season:

The Encounter in Aisle 9:

When the Music’s Over:

The newest installment of America’s Game: Green Bay Packers, the story of the 2010 Packers, premieres Wednesday, September 7th at 9 p.m. ET exclusively on NFLNetwork.